General Summary of Duties:ย
The Senior Manager,ย Artist Sustainability, Lifetime Support for Artistsย managesย resourcesย thatย encompass artist funding, incubation and presentation of work, and artist sustainability programs.ย In particular, the Senior Manager,ย Artist Sustainabilityย collaborates with theย Lifetimeย Support team toย ideate, build, andย oversee the day-to-day operations of alumni resourcesย focused on artist sustainability.ย Within the Lifetimeย Supportย suite of artist services, artist sustainabilityย includesย the lifeย cycleย of an artist across emerging, advancing, and sustaining career stagesย paying specific attention toย skills for professionalization and/or career developmentย across all artistic disciplines,ย mentorship support systems, financial literacy,ย artist wellness, and artist community development. This positionย is responsible forย implementation of strategicย objectivesย and organizational initiatives as set forth by the Senior Director, Lifetime Support for Artists, ensuring operational efficiency and coherence within programsโย overall resource architecture.ย Theย Senior Manager,ย Artist Sustainabilityย supports the Senior Director, Lifetime Support for Artists in providing leadership for the team and helping build the communityย ofย YoungArts alumni, external partners,ย donors, andย artsย thought-leadersย working in the artist services space.ย
Direct Reporting:ย
Theย Senior Manager,ย Artistย Sustainabilityย reports to the Senior Director, Lifetime Support for Artists.ย
Essential and Other Responsibilitiesย (perform other duties as assigned):ย
- Collaborate with Senior Director, Lifetime Support for Artists to execute and document strategy for internal operational excellence of theย artist sustainabilityย portfolio, including the management of cross-team collaboration and project management infrastructures that will support growth and transformation of existingย and developingย programs.ย ย ย
Collaborate withย theย Lifetime Support team to develop and document new planning processes, language, timelines, and pathways to communicate opportunities available to the artist communityย related to artist sustainability portfolio.ย
Collaborate in theย ideation, building, andย managingย of alumni programs includingย professionalization and/or career developmentย programs, mentorship support systems, financial literacy programs, artist wellness programs, and artist community development.ย
Partnerย withย theย Senior Director, Integrated Advancement to aggregate, analyze, andย reportย programmatic activity for all stakeholders.ย ย
Provideย clear communication, guidelines,ย goal setting, and evaluation forย all contractors whoย participateย inย artist sustainability programs.ย ย
Safetyย Responsibilities:ย
Adhere toย allย safety and security policies of theย organization,ย including thoseย pertaining toย physical safety and practices. Report any potential or actual violations to security andย People Operationsย asย appropriate.ย
Qualifications andย Experienceย Requirements:ย
To be successful in this role, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilitiesย required.ย
Commitment to YoungArtsโ values of excellence, collaboration, community, experimentation, respect, and integrity as key strategies toward creating and supporting empathy, a sense of belonging, and humanity to foster the greatest potential for innovation, creativity, and collaboration.ย ย
Evidence of strong leadership skills, including decisiveness, emotional intelligence, prioritization, negotiation, and equanimity in a fast-paced environment.ย ย ย ย
Evidence of experience inย utilizingย program management software includingย but not limited toย Excel, Submittable,ย AirTable, and Salesforce.ย ย ย
Education and/or Credentialing Requirements:ย
Working conditions, typicalย physical/mentalย demands:ย ย
YoungArts physicalย campusย and headquarters are in Miami, FL and New York, NY. Work is performed in a hybrid (virtual and in-office) or remote setting, and/or in an event/venue setting.ย
General working hours are 9:00 amโ5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. The nature of our work will sometimes require an adjustment to this schedule, including evenings and weekends.ย Teamย membersย will normally be advised in advance shouldย theย work scheduleย needย adjusting.ย ย ย
Travel will beย required.ย ย ย
Salary Range: $80,000 - $85,000
Equal Opportunity Employer:ย
YoungArts is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminateย on the basis ofย race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. We are committed to building a team that reflects a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, andย our valuesย of excellence, collaboration, community, experimentation, respect, and integrity.ย ย ย